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Your essential briefing on The Good Work Plan and subsequent developments
04 Dec
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Your essential briefing on The Good Work Plan and subsequent developments

What is The Good Work plan? On 17 December 2018 the government published its proposals to take forward some of the recommendations in the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices (the Good Work Plan).  Four consultations were launched by the government on the back of the Taylor review. The proposals published in the Good Work PlanRead more about Your essential briefing on The Good Work Plan and subsequent developments[…]

Auto Enrolment Employee Classifications
04 Dec
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Auto Enrolment Employee Classifications

When it comes to assessing employees, employers will need to identify which category or classification their workforce falls into. The employer will have different duties and obligations for each employee depending upon their classification. There are 3 employee classifications, these are eligible jobholder, non-eligible jobholder and entitled worker. Employees are grouped into these categories basedRead more about Auto Enrolment Employee Classifications[…]

Confidentiality and settlement agreements in discrimination cases
04 Dec
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Confidentiality and settlement agreements in discrimination cases

Will new guidance on the use of NDAs result in real change? While some of the recommendations in the new guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) are to be expected – ensuring there is no pressure to enter the agreement, for example – other aspects are more novel. If an organisation agreesRead more about Confidentiality and settlement agreements in discrimination cases[…]

Rethink standardised recruitment to attract neurodiverse talent, businesses warned
04 Dec
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Rethink standardised recruitment to attract neurodiverse talent, businesses warned

Businesses have been urged to introduce changes to their recruitment practices to make them more accessible to neurodiverse people, or risk missing out on valuable talent. Speaking at an event yesterday, Adam Livesey, analyst at Deutsche Bank, said companies needed to stop standardised recruitment processes if they wanted to benefit from the skills of staffRead more about Rethink standardised recruitment to attract neurodiverse talent, businesses warned[…]

Black soldier wins race discrimination case after being mistaken for colleague
04 Dec
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Black soldier wins race discrimination case after being mistaken for colleague

A soldier has won a race discrimination case against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) after a formal appraisal wrongly stated he undertook a training course, a tribunal ruled.  The East London Employment Tribunal (ET) found the MoD had discriminated against Mr Randy Date after officials mistook the only other BAME soldier in the group for Date duringRead more about Black soldier wins race discrimination case after being mistaken for colleague[…]

Testimonial – Jessica Woods, Area Manager
18 Jan
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Testimonial – Jessica Woods, Area Manager

I cannot recommend Richards services enough. He is extremely knowledgeable, empathetic, supportive and efficient. Nothing is too much trouble for him and he is a genuine people person which helps when you are communicating with someone in such a high regarded profession. 5 Star customer service!!! Will definitely be recommending to all my family andRead more about Testimonial – Jessica Woods, Area Manager[…]

Testimonial – Stewart Etches, Experienced IT Director/CIO
08 Jan
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Testimonial – Stewart Etches, Experienced IT Director/CIO

Throughout the time that Richard and I have worked together, he has shown himself to be a highly knowledgeable, competent and professional HR director. Richard and his team provided invaluable support to me on a number of projects including a global restructuring of the IT department shortly after I joined in 2012. We have sinceRead more about Testimonial – Stewart Etches, Experienced IT Director/CIO[…]